Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for August 05, 2011
Transcript:
Andy: I guess there are lots of rotten jobs, Gramma... Gramma Evie: Yup. Gramma Evie: But remember, there's always someone who'd be grateful for YOUR rotten job! Andy: I hope I don't have to clean the Taco Hut forever. Gramma Evie: Stay in school! Someday you'll OWN Taco Hut! Andy: Really? Gramma Evie: Or be president. You choose.
For an interesting view of politics in a future USA, read Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke. In that book, the president is appointed, and gets time off for good performance.